THE MISSING MINNIE.

NZ Truth, Issue 507, 6 March 1915, Page 9

THE MISSING MINNIE.

• .. . , Richmond Ridded. A sad story was poured into the ears of Mr, Justice Stringer by Charles Albert Richmond, who Applied for a divorce from Minnie Adeline on the ground of desertion. ' Charlie, who is a club porter, said that when he took Minnie for better or worse In September, 1904, he was . n. petty officer on a ship. After the parson had done the job, thpy lived m Sydney, but not for long, ; and they subsequently hit New Zealand, bestowing their presence upon Auckland, Charlie was frequently going, away on his boat and once when he '-.returned from ft trip Minnie was not ;. there to meet him. He began to make inquiries and found she was m Wellington and the "John" Department wore charging her with vagrancy. He offered to take her back to his "bussim" If she would be a lady and she promised to do so, but she was like the Waratah and never returned. Next Charlie heard was that the "Johnops" had gathered her m again and she was spending half a year m tbe Wellington gaol. Obtaining permission he went to see her aild offered to take her back again when she came out, but she WOULD HAVE NONE OP" HIM and said she was done with him for ever. One day In 1308 he saw her In Queon-street and again offered her a home, and this time she went back to him. Three, weeks later he sent iier on a holiday to Sydney for a month and when she came back she only stayed a fortnight, then disappeared. The night she left she did not come home till near midnight and Charlie was tolling his landlady what a wretched lot his was when Minnie camo m saying sho had heard all and was now off for good. That was the end of tho partnership j»etwoon them. Irene Welsh, the landlady, reckoned all Charlie had said about Minnie going away was quite correct. Irene had unco shook Minnie up about coming home late and also about visiting a gontleman frioml mi a boat. With no sign of Minnie to deny the statements, his Honor passed along 'the required decree nisi.